Zao have officially announced that guitarist Russ Cogdell is back in the band -- even though he never truly left. The band will be changing their approach -- most notably, but cutting down on touring, which they find too difficult.
The band, who have decided their real lives -- the ones off the road, outside of a stinky tour bus -- are more important than being on the road all the time. Good for them; I usually find myself pitying bands who are on the road for three or four months at a time, thinking about how hard that must be for their wives or girlfriends, if they don't travel along. The interview also talks about Russ' knee injury -- which happened on stage during Warped Tour -- and how it's mostly healed. Although the band is changing their ways, they will be staying together and still making music. Good for them.
Read the full interview on the band's official MySpace.
